Facebook Killer-Lover Trial Shocked as Foul Odours and Human Remains Exhibited in Court

Date: 2025-05-08

Foul odours permeated the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin yesterday as police prosecution witnesses presented human remains as exhibits in the trial of AbdulRahman Bello, known as the "Facebook killer-lover."

Bello, an Ilorin-based cleric, is accused of murdering his lover, Hafsoh Lawal, in February and dismembering her body. During the hearing before Justice Hannah Ajayi, two police witnesses displayed recovered human body parts, triggering an emotional outburst in court. The deceased's father, Ibrahim Lawal, collapsed in tears when asked to identify pieces of his daughter's hands.

Other exhibits included a cutlass, bloodstained dining table, an axe, a knife, a keg containing human blood, a wooden box with black soap, a pair of ladies' slippers, two earrings, mobile phones, a bag of charms, animal horns, and an exercise book detailing charm rituals. The victim's broken beads and severed hands, found at a dumpsite, were also submitted as evidence.

The courtroom atmosphere became tense as family members and litigants broke down in tears, overwhelmed by the stench and the gravity of the evidence.

Four out of the 16 witnesses scheduled to testify appeared in court alongside the five accused persons. One police witness, Yusuf Dauda, who is the custodian of the exhibits at the State's Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), testified that he documented the items brought by Inspector Ayodele Azeez.

During cross-examination, Chukwudi Maduka, counsel to the first defendant, questioned Dauda's knowledge of where the items were recovered. Inspector Mohammed of the SCID confirmed that human parts were recovered from Bello's residence and a dumpsite and were deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) for preservation.

The deceased's father also recounted the harrowing events leading to Hafsoh's disappearance and the eventual discovery of her remains. Hafsoh's closest friend, Falilat Abdul Hafiz, also provided her testimony. Justice Hannah Ajayi adjourned the case for further hearing until Monday, May 12, 2025.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Abubakar Baba     Florence Saraki     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Adedeji Onimago     Unilorin     George Innih     Yashikira     Share-Tsaragi     Apaola     Kwara Hotel     Yakubu Dogara     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Boko Haram     Kazeem Oladepo     Kemi Adeosun     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Amina El-Imam     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Taofeeq Olateju     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Senate     Lafiagi     V.O. Abioye     Split Diamond Interchange     Ridwan Agboola     Orisa Bridge     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Baba-Isale     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Tanke     Manzuma     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Federal Allocation     KWASSIP     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Ishaq Salman     Okin High School     TVC Female National Debate     Islamic Development Bank     Amule     Maryam Nurudeen     Turaki     Ghali Alaaya     Hassan Saliu     Gwanara     Odo-Owa     Mustapha Akanbi     Ojo Fadumila     Yahaya Seriki     Logun     Hajj     Kumbi Titilope     Oke-Oyi     T And K FOODS     Iyiola Oyedepo     Abdullahi Biffo     Ethical College     Oniyangi     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Olaosebikan     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Yekeen Alabi     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Moses Rahman Popoola     ITEM 7     Jaigbade Alao     Balogun Fulani     Oyawoye     Asa LGEA School    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Orire     Yusuf Lawal     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Nigerian Army     NIRSAL     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Borgu     SSA Youth Engagement     Chief Imam Of Offa     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Kwara NIPR     Afeyin-Olukuta     Saba Mamman Daniel     Kayode Yusuf     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Akeem Olatunji     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Quran     Principal Private Secretary     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Mubarak Oladosu     Saliu Ajia     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Kwha.gov.ng     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     CT Ayeni     Ibrahim Labaika     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Abdulraheem Yusuf     College Of Health     Olateju Lukman     Jare Olatundun     Ajase-Ipo     Nurudeen Muhammed     Shonga     Moji Makanjuola     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Sobi Hill     Obayomi Azeez     Oba Sulaiman Asude     University Road     Amule     Toyin Abdullahi     07039448763     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Twitter     Aliyu Salihu     Lukman Adeloyin     Mashood Dauda     Dele Belgore     Moshood Mustapha     Lanre Olosunde     Salary     Otoge     Galland Marcias     Halidu Danbaba     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Facebook     Oko-Olowo     Femi Oladiji     Mohammed Halidu     Face Masks     Adekunle David Dunmade     Tunde Saad     Afolayan     Budo-Egba     Harrison Osauwagboe     Shururat Olatinwo     Sulyman Abdulkareem     CKNG     National Broadcasting Commission     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Kwara Pdp     Abdulwahab Ololele     Aishat Sulu-Gambari